[Oe List ...] pass the No-Doz

Fri Jun 22 21:18:55 EDT 2007

You're right, but after typing and retyping in this format it was hard to edit, so I let that one go by.
  Thanks, you old geezer you.
  M.
  Hope Lynda is well enough to keep atcha.

John Cock <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com> wrote:
      Marshall, way to go, you old "surviving geezer." I'm proud of you. You are mellowing into fine beingness.

  BTW, since "sharp-eyed" is a predicate adjective in your last paragraph, shouldn't it be hyphenated? (;>) There is hardly a sentence written that cannot be edited and re-edited. Spelling of names is different, so always get my last name right.

  John

  Sorry we missed seeing you on your last trip to NC.

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  From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of W. J.
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:10 PM
To: Colleague Dialogue; oe at wedgeblade.net
Subject: [Oe List ...] pass the No-Doz

  Mea Culpa, Carlos! And let me tell you, in my life as a bleary-eyed proofreader after 3 am, I myself have not been immune from the most awful typographical errors.

  When I was the 12 year old founding editor of my neighborhood scandal sheet, the little girl across the street was named Virginia. Of course in the paper it came out "Vagina." I thought I'd never live that down! Humiliating! Of course in this day and age that would become her nickname and she'd be teased without mercy.

  The good news is that the misspelling of Joe Mathews' sacred name was accidentally perpetrated by 3 bleary-eyed 70 year old granny types, not the 20-somethings in the Kemper Building who never heard of him. So at least they know better and have moved to fix the problem.

  Luckily some of us surviving geezers are occasionally still sharp eyed enough to blow the whistle on each other when necessary. And that, boys and girls, is the value of colleagiality. So I'm givin' the grannies a pass this time. Next time...watch out!

  I'm very fond of you all.

  Marshall

"Carlos R. Zervigon" <carlos at zervigon.com> wrote:
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  Thanks

    Carlos R. Zervigon, PMP
  Zervigon International, Ltd.
  817 Antonine St.
  New Orleans, LA  70115  USA
  504 894-9868 Mobile: 504 908-0762
  carlos at zervigon.com
  http://www.zervigon.com

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  From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of W. J.
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:46 AM
To: dialogue at wedgeblade.net; oe at wedgeblade.net
Subject: [PHISH] Re: [Dialogue] 2007 Living Legacy Event

    Dear Judy,

    I was prepared to be charitable and not comment on the many, many painful instances of bad English grammar in the text of the ICA's new website.

    BUT...

    I just can't stomach the fact that you guys can't even spell Joe Mathews' name correctly.

    Has it really come to this? How bad can it get in Chicago? Do those guys now running the show at the ICA even have a clue about what they've done? Doesn't anybody even proofread around there?

    I'm sorry, but this material reflects poorly upon your Living Legacy project.

    Wayne Marshall Jones

    aged 66 but still able to spot typos and wield a sharp blue pencil

Norm and Judy Lindblad <nj.lindblad at gmail.com> wrote:

    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

ICA-USA invites you to visit our new website, www.ica-usa.org, where you will find news about the 2007 Living Legacy Event on October 5-7 at the Techny Towers Retreat Center near Chicago.  

Sincerely, 
Judy Lindblad, Secretary ICA-USA Board of Directors
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